Do not be merciful, but be just, for mercy is bestowed upon the guilty criminal, while Justice is all that the innocent man requires.

Love that does not renew itself every day becomes a habit and in turn a slavery.

There is a space between man's imagination and man's attainment that may only be traversed by his longing.

A truly religious man does not embrace a religion; and he who embraces one has no religion.

For in truth it is life that gives unto life-while you, who deem yourself a giver, are but a witness.

The mother is everything - she is our consolation in sorrow, our hope in misery, and our strength in weakness. She is the source of love, mercy, sympathy, and forgiveness. He who loses his mother loses a pure soul who blesses and guards him constantly

And let your best be for your friend. If he must know the ebb of your tide, let him know its flood also. For what is your friend that your should seek with him hours to kill? Seek with him always hours to live. For it is his to fill your need, but not your emptiness. And in the sweetness of friendship, let there be laughter, and the sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.